NASHVILLE, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University tight end Thomas Odukoya (Almere, Netherlands-Helen Parkhurst (Garden City)) has joined the Tennessee Titans organization of the National Football League (NFL), the team and league announced today, May 3. Odukoya is one of just four athletes, paired down from 13 originally, selected for a spot in the NFL's International Player Pathway program.
Instituted in 2017, the program aims to provide elite international athletes the opportunity to compete at the NFL level, improve their skills, and ultimately earn a spot on an NFL roster. Last season, two players who entered the NFL through the IPP program, Jakob Johnson of the New England Patriots and Jordan Mailata of the Philadelphia Eagles, recorded their 1000th career snap.